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Peter III
History of Russia

              


1762
Abdication
Deposed by a group of nobles led by Orlov & with the connivance of his wife
1762
Assassination
Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
1762
Coup d'Etat
17th July Rospha Death of Peter III, at the hands of Alexei Orlov (younger brother to Gregory Orlov, then court favorite and a participant in the coup)
1762
Death
Rospha Assassinated after the abdication & succeeded by his wife Catherine II
1762
Emancipation Nobles
Peter III emancipates the nobles from state service, allowing development of a leisured, cultured class
1762
Partition
5th Aug Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland
1762
Rule of Poland
5th Aug Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland
1762
Succession
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia
1762
Treaty of St Petersburg
15th May St Petersburg Ends the war between Prussia & Russia
15th May St Petersburg Saves Frederick from almost total defeat, Peter loans Frederick a Russian army corp
1762
Winter Palace
St Petersburg The Winter Palace, triumph of lavish rococo style, is begun in St. Petersburg

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